Although Trump downplayed the suffering caused by rising oil prices, he acknowledged that the war had consumed some of the US military's ammunition. “Some ammunition stocks are relatively low.” Trump said he has reached agreements with leading defense companies such as Thor and Lockheed Martin to supplement arms stocks and expand production capacity. “They are building four, five, or six factories,” he said of the Patriots and the Saad anti-missile production line. “The scale of production capacity is very impressive.” When asked how much money this would cost US taxpayers, Trump gave a special measure: this cost is less than the monthly revenue the US earns from the Venezuelan oil business. But so far, Americans have had little to no benefit from it. Major US oil companies have returned to Venezuela to extract oil from the country with the largest proven crude oil reserves in the world. However, gasoline prices in September were still at historically high levels. Meanwhile, Trump's tariff policy harms US international relations and continues to impact the domestic economy.

Although Trump downplayed the suffering caused by rising oil prices, he acknowledged that the war had consumed some of the US military's ammunition. “Some ammunition stocks are relatively low.” Trump said he has reached agreements with leading defense companies such as Thor and Lockheed Martin to supplement arms stocks and expand production capacity. “They are building four, five, or six factories,” he said of the Patriots and the Saad anti-missile production line. “The scale of production capacity is very impressive.” When asked how much money this would cost US taxpayers, Trump gave a special measure: this cost is less than the monthly revenue the US earns from the Venezuelan oil business. But so far, Americans have had little to no benefit from it. Major US oil companies have returned to Venezuela to extract oil from the country with the largest proven crude oil reserves in the world. However, gasoline prices in September were still at historically high levels. Meanwhile, Trump's tariff policy harms US international relations and continues to impact the domestic economy.